The early leaders in the race for the 2025/2026 European Golden Boot are Erling Haaland and Harry Kane, each with 5 goals.
Kylian Mbappé won the most recent European Golden Shoe award for the 2024/25 season, scoring 31 league goals for Real Madrid in La Liga, with Viktor Gyökeres, Mohamed Salah, and Harry Kane closely behind.
How is the European Golden Boot Award Decided?
The European Golden Boot, also known as the European Golden Shoe, is a prestigious award given to the top goalscorer in men’s domestic league football across Europe each season.
Originally called the Soleil d’Or, which is the French word for Golden Boot, the award was introduced in the 1967–68 season.
Initially, the winner was simply the player who scored the most goals in a European domestic league, regardless of the relative difficulty of the league.
Each goal is multiplied by a factor based on the UEFA league coefficient ranking: top leagues (e.g., Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1): 2 points per goal, mid-tier leagues (e.g., Portuguese Primeira Liga, Eredivisie): 1.5 points per goal, and lower-tier leagues: 1 point per goal.
Here’s the Full List Of European Golden Shoe Winners.
| Rank | Player | League | Goals | Assists | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erling Haaland Manchester City | Premier League | 5 | 4 | 4/38 | |
| 1 | Harry Kane Bayern München | Bundesliga | 5 | 3 | 4/34 | |
| 3 | Serhou Guirassy Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga | 4 | 3 | 3/34 | |
| 3 | Kylian Mbappé Real Madrid | La Liga | 4 | 4 | 5/38 | |
| 5 | Joaquín Panichelli Strasbourg | Ligue 1 | 3 | 4 | 4/38 | |
| 5 | Frank Magri Toulouse | Ligue 1 | 3 | 4 | 4/38 | |
| 5 | Michael Olise Bayern München | Bundesliga | 3 | 3 | 4/34 | |
| 5 | Fisnik Asllani 1899 Hoffenheim | Bundesliga | 3 | 3 | 4/34 | |
| 5 | Luis Díaz Bayern München | Bundesliga | 3 | 3 | 4/34 | |
| 5 | Can Uzun Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 3 | 3 | 3/34 |
